Laissez-Faire

1925–50

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Serigraph
Dimensions: image: 8 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (22.2 x 41.9 cm) sheet: 17 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches (45.1 x 62.2 cm)
Collection no.: 50.557
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Laissez-Faire — Ben Shahn. 1925–50.

Medium: Serigraph. Dimensions: image: 8 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (22.2 x 41.9 cm) sheet: 17 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches (45.1 x 62.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of the Pippin Press, 1950.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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